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tongues wagging
idiom informal
If what someone says or does starts tongues wagging, it causes other people to start talking and guessing things about their private lives: 说闲话，嚼舌
Do you think if we leave the party together it will set/start tongues wagging?你觉得如果我们俩一起离开聚会的话会惹人嚼舌头吗？
They tried to keep their affair secret, but it wasn't long before tongues began to wag.他们试图不让别人知道他们的暧昧关系，但是不久就有了闲言碎语。
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